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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in the 1920s, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. Then see which names rose and fell since and what is climbing now.

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The 1920s lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary701,755
  2. 2Dorothy368,875
  3. 3Helen290,404
  4. 4Betty283,096
  5. 5Margaret245,011
  6. 6Ruth218,520
  7. 7Virginia169,554
  8. 8Doris151,193
  9. 9Mildred147,155
  10. 10Frances140,391
  11. 11Elizabeth139,672
  12. 12Evelyn124,166
  13. 13Anna123,895
  14. 14Marie110,564
  15. 15Alice110,526
  16. 16Jean105,999
  17. 17Shirley98,602
  18. 18Barbara97,210
  19. 19Irene92,836
  20. 20Marjorie91,221
  21. 21Florence88,295
  22. 22Lois88,133
  23. 23Martha86,788
  24. 24Rose85,305
  25. 25Lillian83,160
  26. 26Louise82,895
  27. 27Catherine78,881
  28. 28Ruby76,738
  29. 29Eleanor74,760
  30. 30Patricia74,732
  31. 31Gladys72,561
  32. 32Annie69,468
  33. 33Josephine69,223
  34. 34Thelma68,767
  35. 35Edna68,629
  36. 36Norma65,241
  37. 37Pauline64,075
  38. 38Lucille63,883
  39. 39Edith62,989
  40. 40Gloria62,859
  41. 41Ethel62,806
  42. 42Phyllis61,871
  43. 43Grace60,060
  44. 44Hazel58,984
  45. 45June56,482
  46. 46Bernice55,842
  47. 47Marion55,178
  48. 48Dolores51,990
  49. 49Rita50,587
  50. 50Lorraine49,939
  51. 51Ann49,810
  52. 52Beatrice49,230
  53. 53Esther49,230
  54. 54Juanita48,547
  55. 55Clara48,183
  56. 56Jane48,049
  57. 57Geraldine48,044
  58. 58Sarah46,769
  59. 59Emma46,538
  60. 60Joan45,351
  61. 61Joyce44,174
  62. 62Nancy43,807
  63. 63Katherine42,745
  64. 64Gertrude42,459
  65. 65Elsie42,098
  66. 66Julia40,331
  67. 67Agnes39,222
  68. 68Wilma39,127
  69. 69Marian38,978
  70. 70Bertha38,571
  71. 71Eva38,048
  72. 72Willie37,814
  73. 73Audrey37,550
  74. 74Theresa36,666
  75. 75Vivian36,572
  76. 76Wanda36,007
  77. 77Laura35,991
  78. 78Charlotte35,752
  79. 79Ida35,619
  80. 80Elaine34,907
  81. 81Anne34,511
  82. 82Marilyn34,202
  83. 83Kathryn33,791
  84. 84Maxine33,743
  85. 85Kathleen33,597
  86. 86Viola33,251
  87. 87Pearl32,774
  88. 88Vera32,541
  89. 89Bessie32,158
  90. 90Myrtle30,569
  91. 91Alma30,434
  92. 92Beverly30,205
  93. 93Violet30,022
  94. 94Nellie29,689
  95. 95Ella29,521
  96. 96Lillie29,382
  97. 97Jessie29,289
  98. 98Jeanne29,119
  99. 99Eileen28,588
  100. 100Ellen28,391

US babies given each name in the 1920s.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert576,374
  2. 2John564,052
  3. 3James515,301
  4. 4William512,402
  5. 5Charles298,031
  6. 6George261,945
  7. 7Joseph243,809
  8. 8Richard222,599
  9. 9Edward197,348
  10. 10Donald191,816
  11. 11Thomas161,107
  12. 12Frank151,830
  13. 13Harold133,585
  14. 14Paul132,384
  15. 15Raymond124,212
  16. 16Walter119,809
  17. 17Jack115,983
  18. 18Henry104,552
  19. 19Kenneth99,490
  20. 20Arthur97,112
  21. 21Albert94,431
  22. 22David88,736
  23. 23Harry86,183
  24. 24Eugene84,755
  25. 25Ralph84,466
  26. 26Howard70,348
  27. 27Carl69,851
  28. 28Willie67,993
  29. 29Louis67,693
  30. 30Clarence66,574
  31. 31Earl63,602
  32. 32Roy63,259
  33. 33Fred62,742
  34. 34Joe62,676
  35. 35Francis59,096
  36. 36Lawrence56,867
  37. 37Herbert56,531
  38. 38Leonard53,793
  39. 39Ernest53,653
  40. 40Alfred50,156
  41. 41Anthony50,054
  42. 42Stanley49,456
  43. 43Norman49,364
  44. 44Gerald44,520
  45. 45Daniel43,407
  46. 46Samuel43,362
  47. 47Bernard42,408
  48. 48Billy42,096
  49. 49Melvin40,583
  50. 50Marvin39,589
  51. 51Warren38,775
  52. 52Michael37,893
  53. 53Leroy37,871
  54. 54Russell37,208
  55. 55Leo36,960
  56. 56Andrew35,952
  57. 57Edwin35,255
  58. 58Elmer34,919
  59. 59Peter34,066
  60. 60Floyd33,157
  61. 61Lloyd33,125
  62. 62Ray32,045
  63. 63Frederick31,512
  64. 64Theodore31,287
  65. 65Clifford31,242
  66. 66Vernon29,432
  67. 67Herman29,011
  68. 68Clyde28,957
  69. 69Chester28,435
  70. 70Philip27,268
  71. 71Alvin26,872
  72. 72Lester26,513
  73. 73Wayne26,402
  74. 74Vincent26,237
  75. 75Gordon25,622
  76. 76Leon25,577
  77. 77Lewis25,328
  78. 78Charlie25,176
  79. 79Glenn25,157
  80. 80Calvin24,785
  81. 81Martin24,243
  82. 82Milton24,198
  83. 83Lee23,556
  84. 84Jesse23,170
  85. 85Dale22,752
  86. 86Cecil22,528
  87. 87Bill22,288
  88. 88Harvey21,785
  89. 89Roger21,753
  90. 90Victor21,498
  91. 91Benjamin21,028
  92. 92Wallace20,916
  93. 93Ronald20,894
  94. 94Sam20,844
  95. 95Allen20,092
  96. 96Arnold19,531
  97. 97Willard18,440
  98. 98Gilbert18,233
  99. 99Edgar18,037
  100. 100Oscar17,740

US babies given each name in the 1920s.

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What was the most popular girl name in the 1920s?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in the 1920s, given to 701,755 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in the 1920s?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in the 1920s, given to 576,374 babies.

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